Appy Film Festival Begins Run at MU and Keith Albee; Awards Banquet Saturday

HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) – A weekend of independent and eclectic entertainment comes to town as the Appy Film Festival unfolds about six weeks earlier than in previous years.

On Thursday, Feb. 24, you can see a host of free short films in the basement of the Marshall Memorial Student Center (BE5). They begin at 7 p.m.

The fest moves to the Keith Albee for Friday and Saturday.

We have compiled a collection of stills from the features that will be unfolding at the festival. These include “The Human War” (Friday 8 p.m.), Joyride (Saturday, 2:35 p.m.), “Morning Funeral” (Friday 3:15 p.m.); and “Work Out” (Saturday, 4:20 p.m.). Following the award’s banquet, the academy award nominated Winter’s Bone screens.

Find out more info online at www.appyfilmfest.com. But check out the still photos to get a little hint of what you can see on the big screen.

Thursday, Feb. 24

Marshall University Memorial Student Union Basement BE5

7 p.m. (Short), "Slumber's Kiss"

7:25 p.m. (Short), "Setting Pace"

7:40 p.m. (Short) "Fun in Funeral"

8:15 p.m. (Short), "The Goat"

8:50 p.m. (Documentary) "An Empire"

10:20 p.m. (Short), "Stone Works"

Friday, Feb. 25

Keith-Albee Theater, 925 4th Ave., Huntington

10 a.m. (Short), "Elemental"

10:15 a.m. (Micro) "Another Day In Retired Paradise"

10:25 a.m. (Short), "Missile Crisis"

10:50 a.m. (Short) "12"

11 a.m. (Young filmmaker) "The Lawyer"

11:15 a.m. (Short) "The Last Dinner"

11:40 a.m. (Short) " A lady can live through anything"

12:05 p.m. (Short) "Nov-Dec"

12:20 p.m. (Feature) "Kitchen Hamlet"

1:45 p.m. (Short) "Eight Lessons In Living Together"

2:40 p.m. (Short) "Mr. Jimmy's Birthday Challenge"

3:15 p.m. (Feature) "Morning Funeral"

4:50 p.m. (Documentary) "Secrets of the Valley"

5:20 p.m. (Documentary) " Keeping the Kibbutz"

6:25 p.m. (Documentary) "A Gift for the Village"

7:30 p.m. (Short) "Tracks"

8:05 p.m. (Feature) "The Human War"

9:30 p.m. Non-Competition Feature) "The Colonel's Bride"

Saturday, Feb. 26

Keith-Albee Theater, 925 4th Ave., Huntington

10 a.m. (Short) "Little Horses"

10:20 a.m. (Documentary) "The Duke of Bachata"

11:25 a.m. (Feature) "True Nature"

1:05 p.m. (Documentary) "On Coal River"

2:35 p.m. (Feature) "Joyride"

4:20 p.m. (Feature) "Work it Out"

6 p.m. Awards Banquet

8 p.m. Non-Competition Feature "Winter's Bone

Here are still from the features on the schedule: (C) by their respective production companies.